Passenger-car.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907,

W. VOSS. PASSENGER GAR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10'. 1906.

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PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907 W. VOSS."

PASSENGER OAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1906.

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OAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST, LOUIS,

OF NEW JERSEY.

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DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN MISSOURI, CORPORATION PA$SENGEHCAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed November 10, 1906. Serial No; 342.824.

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Voss, a citizen of the United States,residing rat Wil- "rning'ton, Delaware, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Passenger- Oars', of whlch the following is a'full, clear,

and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertalns to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccom anying drawings,

, forming part of this speci cation, in which ed together, so that incase of an accident Figure 1 is a plan view of the underframe of myimproved car with the car-body re' "moved. Fig. 2 is a view in sideelevation,

showing a portion of the car-body in position on the underframe. Fig. 3is an 'enlarged cross-sectional view showing the construction of thebolster. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sect1onal view taken on the line'4l of Fig. 2 looking inthe direction of the arrow.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionalview through the end sill, taken on theline 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showin'the construction of the cross-bearers, and

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

This invention relates to railroad rollingstock, and particularly topassenger-cars.

Oneobject of my invention is to provide" a passenger-car in whichthe-car-body andunderframe-are formed separate and distinct from eachother and are detachably connectto the car the body as an entirety canbe removed from the underfrarne, and thus en' able repairs to be madequickly and at .a lower cost than if the body and underfrarne werepermanently connected together.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a passenger-car consistingof a separate wooden body and a steel underframe detachablyconnectedtogether in such a mannor that the unequal expansion betweenthe steel and wood is allowed for, so that thecar will not s ueak.

Other esirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

Referring to the drawings, which represent the preferred form of myinvention, 1 designates the side sills of the car-body, which arepreferably constructed of wood, as are also the end sill 2 and thetransverselyextending member 3, to which the latformfloor is connected,the floor and si 'esof the the reference characters 4 and 5, as shown inFig. 3. 1 I

The underframe of the car is preferably constructed of steel andcomprises four'conend sill 6 at one end of the underframe to theplatform end sill at the other end of the underframeQ The III-beams 7,which form the center sills of the underframe, are of greater depth thanthe I-beams 8, as shown in Fig. 3, and each of the platformend sills 6of the'underframe consists of an angle that is fastened to the ends ofthe I-beams S and center sills 7 by means ofbrackets 9.

The end sills of the underframe consist of flanged .diaphragins 10, thatare interposed :between the channel side sills L1. of-the underframe andthe I-beams 8 and also flanged diaphragms that areinte osed between thecenter sills and between t e center sills and ,I-beam's 8, the endflanges ofsaid'diaphragms being secured to the webs of the membersagainst which theyabut by means'of'rivets 11*, as shown in Fig. 5. Acontinuous tension-plate 12 is secured to the upper flanges of thediaphragmsof the end sill and also the, center sills, side sills, andI-bearns 8, and a continuous compression-plate 13 is secured to thelower flanges of all of saiddiaphragrns and'to the center sills and sidesills, as shown in Fig. 4. i v r The body-bolsters of the underfrarne,one of which is shown in detail in Fig. '3, are built-up structuresconsisting of a .flat tension-plate 14,- that extends over the upperflanges of the center sills and then downplate 14 and extendsunderneaththecenter sills, and between the center sills is a flanged diahragm 17, that is. secured to the tension an compression plates and alsoto the webs of the center sills.

are also interposed between the center sills and the I-bean'os 8, and these diaphragms are plates and the webs of the center sills and '1- eams,said diaphragms being so constructcar-body being designated,respectively, by I tinuous I-beams extending from the platform wardlyunderneath the side sills, beyond ioo Flangeddiap'hragms 18 fastened tothe tension and compression ed that they partially incase the lowerflanges of the I-beams 8, and thus support said beams, Spacers 19 areinterposed between the tension and compression plates intermediate theside sills, and I-beams 8, and the bolts 20, which fasten said spacerstosaid plates, also secure the side bearings 21 to the compression-plateof the bolster.

Located intermediate the body-bolsters oi the underirame are a pluralityof crossbear,,

ers, each of which consists of pairs of flanged members 22 interposedbetween the center sills, center sills and I-beams, and'Lb'eams and sidesills, the flanges on said members projecting in opposite directions andthe end flanges thereof being fastened to the Webs of the membersagainst which they abut, as shown in Figs. 6 and .7. AGOIltlIlllOtlSCllttlk nel 23 is arranged between the lower ends of saidpairs of members, and said channel extends underneath thecenter sillsand pro-- jects laterally beyond the side sills 11 of the underframe toform supports'for the side sills 1 of the car-body. Said channel 23 isarranged with its legs projecting downwardly and the lower edges of themembers cross-beams 26 which constitute art of the.

floor of the car-body.

Instead of aving the side sills 1 of the car-body rest directly upon theprojecting ends of the channels 23, that form part of the'cross-bearers,and the ten-,

s'ion-plates 14, that form part of the bodybolsters, I prefer to mountcast-metal'blocks 27 and 28, respectively, on the projecting ends ofsaid members and have the car-body side sills 1 rest on said blocks, asshown'in Figs. 3

' and 6.

Truss-rods 29 extend longitudinally of the car and pass under the queen-)osts 30, that are iastened to the two crosscarers at the center of thecar, the inner ends of said queen'- .posts extending between the legs ofthe channel 23, that forms'part ofthe crossbearer, and being fastened tothe cross bearer by the removable bolts 1?, which detach'ably connectthe car-body side sills to' the steel under-frame.

Tl blocks 28 on the projecting ends of the bolster tension-plate formbearings for'jthe anchor-plates 31,, pivotally connected to the ends ofthe truss-rods, said anchor-plates being provided withupwardly-projecting lips 82, that enter sockets or recesses formed inthe car-body side Sills 1, as shown in Fig, 2. 'lheend sill 2 of thecar-body rests on angles 33, secured to the end sill of .the underh'ame,and the member 3 of the platform of the car-body rests on the angle thatforms the platform end sill 6 of the underl'rame.

As previously stated, the car-body is formed separate and distinct fromthe underframe and comprises side sills, end sills, andtransversely-extending members at the ends of the platfori'ns which reston parts of the underfranie, the car-body being detachably connected tothe under-frame by means of removable bolts 1?, which pass through thecar-body side sills 1 and the blocks 27 and 28, plates 14, channels 23,and by bolts 2, which pass through the car-body end sill 2 and theangles 33, fastened to the end sills of the underframe.

To prevent the car from squeaking, due to the unequal expansion of, thewooden body and the steel underfranie, I connect the'end portions of thecar-body and underframe together in such a manner that a slight longitudinal -movement of one relatively to the other is permitted, thisbeing accomplishedby'providing the angles 33 on the underframe end sillwith elongated holes 34,

through which the bolts 2 pass.

From theforegoing description it will be seen that I have provided a carin which the body is separate and distinct from the underirame and whichcan be detached therefrom by simply removing'the bolts 1 and 2.Furthermore, as provision is made for the unequal expansion of thewooden body and steel underframe, there is no liability of the carsqueaking, as would occur if the body and underframe were rigidlyconnected to gether. i

.' Having thus described my invention, what I claim'as new, anddesire'to secure by Let- I tore Patent, is-

1. A passengencar comprisin a metal underframe and a wooden body lormedseparate and distinctirom the underirame and provided with members whichrest on cooperating members on the underframe, and fastening devicesextending through said members, the members atthe ends of the body'beingprovided with elongated slots to receive said fastening devices so thata slight longitudinal movement oi the end 'ortions of the bodyrelatively'to the under ame is permitted; substantially as described.

2. A passenger-car consisting of a body having side sills andQend sillspermanently connected together, platforms connected to said body andhaving transversely-extending platformmembers-3, an runderframecomprising side sills, end sills and platform end sills permanentlyconnected together, and

means for detachably connecting the body to the 'underframe;substantially as described. 3. A car comprising a body having side its -gether, laterally-projecting members on the and removable fasteningdevices passing connect the body to the underframe"; sub-.

1 prising side sills which rest on ,t 1e projecting of the underframeand end sills which are.

body and underframe; substantially as deend sills and bolsterscomprising tension- *bcrs; substantially as described.

sills and. end sills permanently connected t0-v gcther, an underframecomprising side sills and end sills permanently connected toside sillsand end 'sills of the underframeto support the side and end'sills of thebody,"

through said cooperating pai ts to detachably stantially as described.4. A car consisting of an underframe composed of side sills, end sills,and body-bol sters and cross-bearers which project laterally beyond theside sills, a body ortion comends of the cross-bearers andbody-bolsters.

supported by the end sills of the underframe, and removable fasteningdevices extending. through said cooperating members of the scribed. p 5.A passenger-car consisting of a body which comprises end sills and sidesills permanently connected together, an underframe formed separate anddistinct from the body and comprising members which support the sidesills and end' sills of the carody, the members which support the endsills of the car-body being provided with elongated slots, and fasteningdevices projecting downwardly from said end sills through said elongatedslots; substantially 6. A car having an unclerframe which conslsts ofcontinuous center SlllS, continuous of said members and center sills,side sills,

plates which are supported by the center sills and extend underneath theside sills substantially as described.

7. A car having an underframe which consists of center sills, members ofless depth than the center sills and extending parallel thereto, sidesills, a tension-plate-extending over the center sills and beneath theside sills, said plate passing through slots in, the members that extendparallel to the center sills, a compression-plate connected at itsopposite ends to the-tension-plate,'and diaphragms interposed betweensaid plates and constructed to support said parallel mem- 8. A carhaving an underframe which consists of center sills, side sills, atension-plate I extending over the center sills and. beneathl the sidesills, a compresslon-plate connected f tersills and connected to theside sills, anda continuous channel interposed between said members andextending beyond the side sills to form supports for the car-body;substantiallyas described.

10. A car in which the underframe consists of center sills, side sills,a pair of flanged members projecting laterally from each'center sill,and a continuous channel arranged between the members of said pairs withits legs projecting downwardlyand extending beyond the side sills toform supports for the car-body; substantially as described. l 11. A carin which the underframe consists of end sills, side sills, center sills,bolsters and cross-bearers which project laterally beyond the side sillsto form supports'for the carbody, and angles secured to said end sillsto form supports for the end sills of the carbody; substantially asdescribed.

12. A car in which the underframe consists of center sills, side sillsand body-bolsters, and cross-bearers having portions which projectlaterally beyond the side sills, queenposts projecting downwardly fromthe proecting ends of the cross-bearers, tensionrods passing under saidqueen osts, and anconnected to anchor-p ates which are fastened to theside sills of the car-body, and queen-posts connected to the underframeand engaging said tension-rods; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my si nature, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 5th day of November, 1906.

WILLIAM VOSS.

Witnesses JAMES H. SCOTT, HARRY VANDERSLOOT.

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